- a variation of slantwise.
slantways
Example Sentences
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Then louder and faster, a driving torrent falling slantways from the slate sky, like water from a sluice.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
He looked slantways out of the corners of his eyes.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
He threw himself over slantways, and with his head bent as if it was broken, dropped into her arms.
From Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair
Ned Alderson stood outside; he stood slantways, not looking at her.
From Mary Olivier: a Life by May Sinclair
What makes her go slantways against the wind?
From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Harold Bindloss
